2009.09.04 - Sam Amidon to provide support
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Sam Amidon to provide support for Pigalle Club and Irish dates
Sam Amidon is to open for Beth Orton at her two dates at the Pigalle Club in Picadilly, London and will
also join her on her Irish dates. On a recent blog entry Beth describes Sam as a 'funny little folky bloke
who is kind of amazing'.
Sam Amidon (who frequently goes by the stage-name "Samamidon") is an American independent folk
artist born in Brattleboro, Vermont, June 3, 1981. His parents are Peter and Mary Alice Amidon, two well
known folk artists. His younger brother, Stefan Amidon, is a professional drummer who performs with
The Sweetback Sisters among other groups. Sam currently lives near New York City.
His second album, All is Well, was produced, recorded and mixed in Iceland by Valgeir Sigurðsson at
Greenhouse Studios.